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Governor Laura Kelly Tuesday released a Medicaid expansion bill. According to Kelly's office, the bill will expand affordable healthcare to 150,000 more Kansans, protect and strengthen rural hospitals, and bring Kansas federal tax dollars back to the state. “It’s long past time to expand Medicaid so that more Kansans have access to affordable healthcare, our rural hospitals ...

6 years ago
Singer, songwriter, and musician Rodney Crowell is coming to Salina. In support of his latest effort "Close Ties", Crowell is coming to the Stiefel Theatre in May. "Close Ties" features 10 brand new songs, featuring performances with Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, and John Paul White. Joining Crowell in Salina will be young guitar guru Joe Robinson. The 26-year-old ...

6 years ago
A national traveling exhibition featuring the work of a Kansas State University alumnus who served as the official White House photographer to two presidents will make its first stop at the university's Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art and include a talk by the iconic photographer. "Pete Souza: Two Presidents, One Photographer" will be on display ...

6 years ago
When Kayla Johnson was a young girl, she was fascinated by science. Her interest quickly evolved into a curiosity about medicine, and by the time she started undergraduate studies at Fort Hays State University, she knew she wanted to be a doctor. Shadowing a general surgeon in Hoisington, a 15-minute drive from her hometown, stoked ...

6 years ago
Today is Kansas Day, a celebration of all things Kansas. Kansas, known as the Sunflower State, entered the union as the 34th state on January 29th, 1861. Hundreds of area students and teachers are celebrating Kansas statehood in Salina all this week. Grade school children are participating in special activities at the Smoky Hill Museum. The children, ...

6 years ago
With Kansas’ 2019 legislative session in full swing, many policymakers have sports betting on their minds. Since the Supreme Court struck down the failed federal ban in May 2018, seven new states created and implemented legal sports betting markets. In the coming months, Kansas could potentially join their ranks. Currently, there are two sports betting bills ...

6 years ago
A Salina organization will celebrate 60 years of helping those in need. Catholic Charities will host a 60th Anniversary Celebration this evening. The event will be at their office located at 1500 S. 9th Street in Salina. Social time begins at 5:00pm and at 5:30pm. According to the organization, Bishop Gerald Vincke and Executive Director Michelle Martin ...

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A retired highway patrol trooper was sentenced Monday to a year on federal probation for lying to the FBI during an investigation into illegal gambling in Wichita, U.S. Attorney Stephan McAllister said. Michael Frederiksen, 53, Derby, Kan., was convicted in a jury trial in May on one count of making false statements to FBI investigators. During trial, ...

6 years ago
Salina Police have taken one male, juvenile into custody and expect to make more arrests after numerous windows on homes and cars were shot with a BB gun. Police Sergeant David Villanueva tells KSAL News that as many as four people were also targeted by a suspect who fired BB's at them from a moving vehicle. Police ...

6 years ago
A Salina man was taken into custody after threatening a couple of roommates with a gun. According to Police Sergeant David Villanueva, officers were sent to the 100 block of N. 8th Street on Saturday night around 8:30pm after an argument turned violent inside a home. Police arrested 62-year-old Derrick DeLaughter after he allegedly threatened a male ...

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Perhaps no one is more excited about the upcoming Harlem Globetrotters game in Salina than one of the players. When the most famous hoops team in the world returns to the Tony’s Pizza Events Center it will be a homecoming for Hannah “Mighty” Mortimer. Mortimer was born and raised in Salina. She played basketball at Southeast ...